Between April 1, 2011, and April 13, 2023, 210 REPORTED INJURIES in Canada were linked to fireworks and similar products. This data comes from the: Canadian Hospitals Injury Reporting and Prevention Program (CHIRPP) database. FIREWORKS: A CALL FOR PROFESSIONAL-USE ONLY The Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs’ stance on fireworks is […]
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Summer has kicked off with quite a show! From a very hot Saturday to a scary storm Sunday. It was a warm day on Saturday to wrangle and shear sheep, but it went well, and I am certainly they are feeling like a million bucks now. I did end up […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Taina Morrison announces her passing on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, at the age of 67. Taina passed away peacefully in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Taina was born in Fort Frances, Ontario, to her loving mother, Alice Hoard (nee Kelly) on February 3, […]
February 15, 1941 – June 20, 2025 Dad passed away peacefully at LaVerendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances on the evening of Friday, June 20, 2025. Bryan was predeceased by his wife Frances; his mother and step-father Corrine and George Brooks; father Stanley O’Connell; sister Jacqueline Garriock; and brother Patrick […]
“Piidaasige Giizis” December 8, 1966 – June 17, 2025 It is with deep sorrow we announce the peaceful passing of Glenn Albert Smith at St. Josephs Care Group in Thunder Bay, Ontario at the age of 58 years old with his daughters and family by his side. He fought a […]
The family of Paul David Zrum announce his passing on June 14, 2025, at LaVerendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ontario, with his family by his side. Paul was born in Fort Frances on May 1, 1954, to Ray and Alvina Zrum. Left to cherish his memory are his two daughters, […]
National Indigenous History Month is in its final days for this year. I’ve spent the month reading the memoir of Murray Sinclair, who is also a descendant of my distant grandmother Nahoway, and new information that honours and celebrates the rich cultures of First Nations, Metis, and Inuit. Instagram was […]
EVENTS CALENDAR Kings of None will be playing a free show in Rainy Lake Square featuring guests Go Figure on Thursday June 26, 6-8 p.m. Bring your own chair. Come support local musicians! On Tuesday July 1, Canada Day events will be hosted by the Beyak Automotive Group. Parade at […]
EVENTS CALENDAR The next 55+ movie matinee at the Fort Frances Library will feature Here (2024) Reuniting Tom Hanks and Robin Wright from Forrest Gump. A generational story about families and the special place they inhabit sharing in love, loss and laughter and life. Rated PG-13, 1 hour 44 minutes […]
Are you thinking of visiting the Canadian Football League Hall of Fame in Hamilton sometime, to see artifacts belonging to the greatest players the CFL has ever known? Don’t bother. Or do you want to watch old movies of the 1962 Fog Bowl or the 1977 Ice Bowl or the […]
I am sitting in the sunroom of our cabin. It is overcast this morning. The lake is still. I was awakened shortly before six this morning as two red squirrels were having an argument on a tree outside our bedroom window. It was a very noisy quarrel. There is something […]
DID YOU KNOW? Between 2008 and 2017, Canada experienced 956 recreational boating-related fatalities, averaging nearly 100 deaths annually. This data comes from the “Recreational Boating-Related Fatalities in Canada, 2008–2017 Report.” RECREATIONAL BOATING-RELATED FATALITIES: KEY FINDINGS BOATING INCIDENT DETAILS TYPE OF WATERCRAFT: PERSONAL FLOATATION DEVICE USE ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION DRUG CONSUMPTION KEY […]
